Neal Ball completes the first unassisted triple play

On July 19, 1909 — At Cleveland League Park, With two men on base, Cleveland shortstop Neal Ball catches Amby McConnell’s line drive, gets Heinie Wagner at second, and then tags Jake Stahl completing the first modern major league unassisted triple play in a 6 – 1 win over the Red Sox. Cleveland wins, 6 – 1, behind Cy Young, but Boston wins the nitecap, 3 – 2.

Ball also records nine putouts at shortstop, another big league first. The diminutive infielder’s glove from that game will be enshrined at the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.

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